Swingletree.



W. E. FORWOOD. SWINGLETREE.

APPLIGATION FILED m13. 24, 190e.

Patented Apr. 20,1909

' To all whom it may concern:

NITEDSTATES WILLIAM E.

PATENT onirica.v

FoRwooD, g oF LODI, GALIFoRNiA.

SWINGLETRE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Apn'lao, 1909.

Application led March 24, 1908. Serial No. l1:22,/878.'

FoRwoon, resldmg at Be it known that I, WILLIAM E. acitien of the United States,

i Lodi, in the county of San Joaquin and State draWin s, and to the characters of reference marke thereon, which forma part of this ap lication.

his invention relates to improvements in farming implements and particularly to swingletrees u'sed in connection with cultivators and harrows used in vineyards and similar places, the object of the invention being to produce a swingletree so constructed and operated as to be held continuously away 4butt chains 8.

from the vines, thereby'avoiding the breakage and bruising of said vines, which is now y so often done, thus causing a great loss. Also to provide a simple and eflective device for, the purpose.` These objects I accomplish by means of a-substantially V- shaped swin'gletree connectin(lr at its lower end with the implement and tIie upper ends being provided with a suitable cross brace member and with such other and further construction. as will appear by a perusal of the following specification and" claim.

In the drawing similar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in the view.

The figure in the drawing is a perspective view of the complete device.

Referring more particularly to the characters ofreference on the drawings 1 c lesignates the swingletree proper which is substantially V shaped and provided at its lower end with an arm or shank 2 at the lower end of which is formed a ring 3 for receiving the usual clevis 4.

The upper ends of the member -1 are formed with vertical rings 5 for receiving the usual N ear the ends 5 are upwardly extending rods 6 provided at their upper ends with a cross brace bar 7.

In practice itis impossible for this swingletree to break or bruise the v-ines since the part -2 and 'the lower end of the- V-shapedl not of suflicient width to come near the vines, while the upper ends of said member- 1 are heldup near the nbody of the horse by the chains Sand being thus above the villes, the smooth tapering sides of the member 1 preventin the same frombreaking the vmes even should they strike them, which is almost impossible for the reasons set forth.

ends of the member 1 from pulling together with the necessary strain on them, and said to permit of there being sufiicient space for the' horses hind legs to move in.

The main features of novelty which I claim for the swin letree just described are the narrow shan member 1 outward therefrom whlch brings the lowest parts farthest from the vines and still has an upper width sufficient for the purpose of bitching etc.

. From the foregoing description it will be be seen that I have produced a device which substantially fulfils all the the objects of the inventionas set forth herein.

While this specification sets forth in detail the present and preferred construction of the device, still in practice such deviations from such detail may be resorted to as do not form a departure from the spirit of the invention.

Having thus described my invention what I claim as new and useful and desire to sei cure by Letters Patent is A swingletree com rising the combination of a V shaped mem er, an elongated rigid shank formed at its lower end, a rmg secured to the lower end ofsaid shank, projecting upright members secured near the outer ends secured to said upright members and transversely with respect to said V shaped member, and vertical rings formed in the outer ends of said V shaped members, as set forth.

in presence of two witnesses.

c WILLIAM E. FORWOOD. Witnesses: r

PEnoY S. WEBsTER, FRANK H. CARTER.

v In testimony whereof I all'ix my signature member 1, which are the lowest parts, are' The brace member 7 prevents the outer brace member is held upward as described 2 andthe V-shape of the of said V shaped member, a cross member 

